What is exactly the difference between a physical CD master and a "mastered for iTunes" master for digital distribution?
My guess, and what I've read online, is that iTunes will normalize the loudness to a certain LUFS level, like -15 LUFS. So one element of mastering for digital distribution is keeping this in mind. I usually master to about -15 LUFS in general, even for physical CD, because I want to maintain the dynamics, instead of being as loud as possible.
My question is actually, is there any other differences between mastered for iTunes and physical CD mastering? Like eq, compression, etc..?
My guess, and what I've read online, is that iTunes will normalize the loudness to a certain LUFS level, like -15 LUFS. So one element of mastering for digital distribution is keeping this in mind. I usually master to about -15 LUFS in general, even for physical CD, because I want to maintain the dynamics, instead of being as loud as possible.
My question is actually, is there any other differences between mastered for iTunes and physical CD mastering? Like eq, compression, etc..?